The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1887-02-25
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.

AS to what Congress is doing just now, |
NAV say the Senate is overriding the Naval
Appropriation business, and the House is try
ing to get on with the regular, Indispensable
Appropriation bills. The past week was
marked by some important legislation. prom
iment among which was the passage of the
EadS- Tehauntepec Ship Railway bill, by the
Senate and the rigorous Anti-Polygamy bill
bv both the Senate and the House:
You may remember hat this measure pass
ed the Senate some time since but it was
amended by the House and now the Senate
has passed it a> ii came from the House.
Only seven vot Is were recorded against the
scheme Of Capt Eads for constructing a ship
railway across the isthm1s of rehauntepec.-
These were cast by Sen ators Edmund>, Jones
OF Arkansas. Morrill, Plat, Vance. Van
Wyck, and Wilson of Iowa. The bill moor
porates Capt. EaGs ard some eighty other
persons named, ns a body polite under the
n anne of the Atlantic and Pacific Ship Rail
way Company. The stock is not to exceed
Sln6 900 800 and when len per cent. Of the
stock is subscribed and ten Per cent. paid in
casl.. meeting cf sto ckloGeIS is to he hell
in Washington or New York, for the election
OF ircctorS If ten millions of stock is not
subscribed for, and ten per cent. cf it paid in
cash within two years. he charter is to en-
p;re by limitation. Consequently tie Gov
eminent is not committed to the project re-
cunarily, an, makes nn guarantees.
In J.,ti
about fifty millions f,r ships of war. coast de-
lenses aud other warlike preparations. If the
Senate had really wanlel to do something for
the Navy, It would Lave passed these bills
early enough to permit "f their consideration
by the House Of represent ai.N,s. 1t cush
not be eNEcc;ed that tie House will pass
measures of such magnitude, without an eX-
animation which there is not now time to
give. But, dcouIsP, the Senate will get tie
| credit of having made a brilliant effort to-
wards an increase Of The naval establishment,
and the House will lie ccEdUmEed for neg
! lect of its duty III this matter.
Every body is wondering whom the Presi-
dent will appoint on the Interstate Commits
sion. Among the scores of men who have
| been mentioned fos a place, Gen. Atkins, the
present Commissioner Of Indian Affairs, is
one of the latest. His friends say he is a man
who could be, officially, as much Of friend
to tie railroads as to the people. Said one of
them, .'IIe could do justice to both, and at
| the same time ms a moral force sufficient to
outridc the temptation If winking at the New
| York brokers for i; onSileration.
| On next Thursday an effort will be made
! in the House OF Representatives to pass the
| Patper Pension bill over the Presidents re-
to, and the Republicans are expected to press
the matter to such an extent that there will
! doubtless be pretty lively fight. The inn
! preston is, however, that it will be impoSsi-
| bic to Overruie the veto.
| The first Mexican pension under The recent
act granting pelsio rs to the survivors of that
war, was issued on last Friday. 1t went to
| tie hero of Cerro Gordo, en- Senator Williams.
of Kentucky. If all the Mexican veterans
were able To verify their claims TO all allow
anCe ard secure ii as readily as he, short work
would be made of The Mexican pension bust
ntSS, IL itdsl. Ills hppilCdtIoll WIS lieu Ill
the Commissioners Office at eleven o'clock
one day last week, and the pension certificate
was mailed in the afternoon of the same day.
The Cabinet succession continues to be
theme of dis cuSson. A week ago il Was be-
leyed that Mr.. Fair clIid, tie Assistant Secre-
tary, was the man for the place, but suddenly
public opikion changed entirely. Some say
that the President will app oint wide-awake
practical ! olitcian 10 succeed Mr.. Manni g.
When the latter rendered his resignation the
President brought up the subject of his sue
cessor, and Mr.. Manning urged upon him the
necessity of avaing himself of the oppoItu-
nifty to point strong Democrat of nationa.
reputation, and suggested two or three names.
y Democratic Congressman of prominence
expresses the hope that the new Secretary Of
the Treasury will be taken from among those
who are not dc nil atCd l'y Wall street ideas.
But as he himself acknowledged, it is very
difficult to find man Of financial experience
who is not under Wall street influence in
some way. Since New York is the centre of
the money power Of the nation, every business
man ofpromnence has his ma in centre there.